Application Process:

Please follow these steps to apply

Complete and save application form

Attach to an email and send to DPSS@family-action.org.uk

After you apply you will

You will receive contact from our volunteer coordinators via email or telephone to arrange a telephone interview within 10 working days

30 minute telephone interview takes place with volunteer coordinator

Applicant informed via email if successful

Volunteer coordinator requests details of two references from volunteer (References to cover 3 years)

Volunteer coordinator to requests references

Once references have been accepted, 2 forms of original I.D will be requested to be seen. (1 photo I.D and 1 proof of address - letter within the last 3 months) This will be arranged with the volunteer.

Liaise regularly with volunteer coordinators for service updates, training plan and supervision.

Volunteer Application Form National Digital Parent Support Service CONFIDENTIAL TO FAMILY ACTION

Contact Information

Name	Click here to enter text.
Address	Click here to enter text.
Post Code	Click here to enter text.
Daytime Phone	Click here to enter text.	Work Phone	Click here to enter text.
Mobile Number	Click here to enter text.	E-Mail Address	Click here to enter text.

Age range:

☐ 18 – 29	☐ 30 – 39	☐ 40 – 49	☐ 50 – 59	☐ 60+

Which role(s) are you interested in, please tick all that apply.

☐ Parent Helpline volunteer
☐ Virtual Parent Befriender
☐ Virtual Expert volunteer ☐ Virtual Counsellor

Where did you hear about this Family Action volunteering opportunity?

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A Volunteer Coordinator will contact you by telephone for further details.

Following a telephone interview successful volunteers will be asked for two references.

We need to keep the information you give us in this form. We will not share the information with anyone else without getting your permission first.

By ticking this box you are giving us permission to store this information on file, and on computer □

I confirm that I have completed this application form truthfully:

Signed	___________	Date

If you would like to find out more about Family Action please log onto our website www.family-action.org.uk or give us a call. Once we have received your form, we will write to you to invite you to attend a volunteer interview.

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Information

For office purposes only Received: Interview date: Interview confirmed: Induction training letter: Attendance confirmed:

Family Action positively welcomes employment applications from all sections of the community and is committed to being an equal opportunities organization.

We ask you to provide us with as much of this information as you feel comfortable giving. The categories used have been selected because they conform with information gathered in the 2001 census and therefore enable us to compare the mix of applicants for jobs with local populations.

The information provided below will be separated from your application before short listing and will be used for monitoring purposes only. It will not influence the selection process.

First Name(s) Click here to enter text.

Surname or family name Click here to enter text.

Volunteer Position applied for Click here to enter text.

Date of birth (DD/MM/YYYY) Click here to enter text.

Age Group

☐ 16–24 ☐ 25–34 ☐ 35–44 ☐ 45–54 ☐ 55–64 ☐ 65+ ☐Do not wish to state

Gender	Do you have a disability?

☐Male ☐Female ☐Do not wish to state	☒Yes ☐No ☐Do not wish to state

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What is your ethnic group?

White

☐British ☐Irish ☐Any other white background	- Please specify Click here to enter text.

Mixed

☐White & back ☐White & Black ☐White & Asian ☐Any other mixed background

Caribbean	African	Please specify Click here to enter text.

Asian or Asian British

☐Indian ☐Pakistani ☐Bangladeshi ☐Any other Asian background

Please specify Click here to enter text.

Chinese	Other Ethnic group	Do not wish to state

☐Chinese	☐ Please specify Click here to enter text.	☐

What is your religion or belief?

☐None	☐Buddhist	☐Christian	☐Hindu	☐Jewish	☐Muslim

☐Sikh	☐Any other religion or belief Please specify Click here to enter text.

☐Do not wish to state

Sexual Orientation

☐Bisexual	☐Heterosexual	☐Lesbian/gay	☐Do not wish to state